Taizhou, Zhejiang

Coordinates: 28°39′21″N 121°25′15″E / 28.6557°N 121.4208°E / 28.6557; 121.4208
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This article is about the city in Zhejiang. For the city in Jiangsu, see Taizhou, Jiangsu.
Taizhou
台州市
Taichow
License Plate Prefix
浙J
Websitewww.zjtz.gov.cn
en.zjtz.gov.cn
taizhou.chinadaily.com.cn
City trees
Mei
(Prunus mume),
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)City flowers
Sweet Osmanthus
(Osmanthus fragrans)
The Taizhou urban area commonly refer as the whole of Jiaojiang, Huayan, Luqiao districts and the metropolitan Taizhou includes Wenling City, citation is need for the original urban and metropolitan data. [citation needed]
Taizhou
PRC Standard Mandarin: Taizhouⓘ
ROC Standard Mandarin: Táizhōu
WuT'e-tsiu (Taizhounese)
PRC: [tʰáɪ.ʈʂóʊ]
ROC: [tʰǎɪ.ʈʂóʊ]
Wu
RomanizationT'e-tsiu (Taizhounese)

Taizhou

counties
. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 6,662,888 inhabitants whom 3,578,660 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the three urban Districts and Wenling City now being largely conurbated.[4]

Etymology

Taizhou's name is believed to derive from nearby Mount Tiantai.

History

Ancient City Wall of Linhai

Five thousand years ago, the ancestors of the modern inhabitants began to settle in this area. During the

Han
.

On August 22, 1994, Taizhou Municipality was set up in place of Taizhou Prefecture and approved by the

Yangtze River
Delta area on Aug.15, 2003.

Demographics

At the time of 2010 census, the whole population of Taizhou, including the whole

Luqiao
and Wenling City largely being urbanized.

Administration

The

counties
.

Map
Name
Hanzi
Hanyu Pinyin
 Taizhou Dialect
Jiaojiang District
 椒江区 Jiāojiāng Qū Ciaukaon Khiu
Huangyan District
 黄岩区 Huángyán Qū Wongniae khiu
Luqiao District
 路桥区 Lùqiáo Qū Lugiau khiu
Linhai City 临海市 Línhǎi Shì Linhe Zy
Wenling City 温岭市 Wēnlǐng Shì Uenling Zy
Yuhuan City 玉环市 Yùhuán Shì Niohwae Zy
Sanmen County 三门县 Sānmén Xiàn Saemen Yoe
Tiantai County 天台县 Tiāntāi Xiàn Thiethai Yoe
Xianju County 仙居县 Xiānjū Xiàn Shiekiu Yoe

Geography

At 651 kilometres (405 mi), Taizhou has a long coastline dotted with numerous islands; the largest one is Yuhuan Island in the south.

Yandangshan Mountains in the southwest, Kuocang Mountains (Chinese: 括苍山; pinyin: Kuòcāng Shān) in the west, and Mount Tiantai in the northwest. The highest point of Taizhou is Mishailang (Chinese: 米筛浪; pinyin: Mǐshāilàng), a 1,382.4 metres (4,535 ft) peak in the Kuocang Mountains, and also the highest point in the east of the Zhejiang Province.[3]

Climate

Taizhou has a

rainfall
ranges from 1,185 to 2,029 millimetres (46.7 to 79.9 in).

Climate data for Taizhou (
Jiaojiang District
, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.9
(85.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		33.7
(92.7) 		36.6
(97.9) 		40.3
(104.5) 		39.4
(102.9) 		36.2
(97.2) 		32.9
(91.2) 		29.8
(85.6) 		25.2
(77.4) 		40.3
(104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5) 		12.7
(54.9) 		15.9
(60.6) 		21.1
(70.0) 		25.4
(77.7) 		28.5
(83.3) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.3
(90.1) 		29.0
(84.2) 		24.8
(76.6) 		19.7
(67.5) 		14.2
(57.6) 		22.3
(72.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1) 		8.4
(47.1) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.4
(83.1) 		25.2
(77.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		18.2
(64.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7) 		5.4
(41.7) 		8.4
(47.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		6.6
(43.9) 		15.1
(59.2)
Record low °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		1.9
(35.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		13.3
(55.9) 		18.4
(65.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−7.1
(19.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.0
(2.68) 		71.8
(2.83) 		128.5
(5.06) 		112.4
(4.43) 		147.7
(5.81) 		228.8
(9.01) 		149.8
(5.90) 		246.4
(9.70) 		189.2
(7.45) 		88.0
(3.46) 		78.0
(3.07) 		59.1
(2.33) 		1,567.7
(61.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.7 12.8 17.2 15.5 16.2 18.0 12.4 15.0 12.2 6.6 10.5 9.6 157.7
Average snowy days 1.8 1.2 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 4
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		73 76 78 78 81 85 80 81 79 73 74 70 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 102.9 96.3 113.0 129.7 132.7 111.9 217.8 209.6 161.4 163.9 118.1 122.3 1,679.6
Percent possible sunshine 32 30 30 34 32 27 51 52 44 47 37 38 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Economy and industry

View down a street in Taizhou

Taizhou is one of the birthplace of China's private economy in the early days of economic reforms in China. It is the cradle of the Chinese private economy,[7] the name of Taizhou Model[8] is after it. It is the 4th most populous, and the 4th[clarification needed] largest industrial prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province as of 2011.

Chinese automotive manufacturing company Geely[9] was founded in Taizhou which completed its acquisition of Volvo Cars in 2010, is one of China's top ten auto manufacturers.

Chinese auto parts manufacturer based Yuanhuan[10] was one of China auto parts manufacturer based, here can produce all auto parts for vehicles.

The largest HVAC fan company Yilida[11] is also located in Taizhou. It is listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock #002686) and has acquired Fulihua fan company in Suzhou in 2012.

Taizhou is also one of the most important

Zizania latifolia, Eddoe, Water chestnut, Bamboo

Infrastructure and transport

Taizhou West Railway Station, completed in 2009
High Speed Railway connecting major cities

Historically, Taizhou was relatively inaccessible by road. This has changed due to large infrastructure restructuring in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Presently, Taizhou is served by the

Huangyan Luqiao Airport (IATA:HYN) in the city's Luqiao District serves daily flights to Beijing and Chengdu
and regular flights to other major Chinese cities.

In September 2009, the high-speed

Jiaojiang District
.

The first line of Taizhou Rail Transit opened in December 2022.

Language and culture

Like the majority of areas in Zhejiang, most people from Taizhou speak a dialect of

Wenzhou dialect
speakers in the southern regions. None of these three languages are mutually intelligible amongst each other, but the linguistic diversity of some regions has resulted in a segment of the population becoming fluent in speaking up to four languages, when Mandarin is included.

The city's people are reputed to be industrious and business-minded, although not to the same degree as neighboring Wenzhou.[citation needed] Many people from the area have migrated abroad after economic reforms began in China in 1978. The city's seafood is of note.

Education

Main articles: Taizhou Museum and Taizhou Library

Notable people

Tourism

  • Linhai Ancient Great Wall, the only Great Wall in southern China.
  • Guoqing Temple, Mountain Tiantai

The Guoqing Temple where the Tiantai (Chinese and Japanese: 天台宗; pinyin: tiāntāi zōng; ), an important school of Buddhism in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam originates, is located here. In Japan the school is known as Tendai, and in Korea it is known as Cheontae.

The Guoqing Temple on Mount Tiantai

Sister cities

See also

Notes

  1. PRC Standard Mandarin: [tʰáɪ.ʈʂóʊ] ⓘ, Taizhou dialect
    : Thecieu; alternately known as Taichow

References

  1. ^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. ^ 浙江省统计局. "2021年浙江统计年鉴 17-2 各市国民经济主要指标（2021年）" (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  3. ^ a b c Location Taizhou Information Center, Taizhou Government
  4. ^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ "on Endogenous Development Mode of Private Economy".
  8. ^ "Model: Institutional Innovation and the Development of Private Economy".
  9. ^ "About Geely".
  10. ^ "About Yuhuan".
  11. ^ "浙江亿利达风机股份有限公司". www.yilida.com.
  12. ^ "China's first privately-owned high-speed railway begins operation between Hangzhou and Taizhou - PR Newswire APAC". en.prnasia.com. Hangzhou, China: haiwainet.cn. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Internationale Beziehungen". hanau.de (in German). Hanau. Retrieved 2019-11-29.

External links

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